Archived Announcements

All Archived Announcements

The 2018-2019 testing window is now open for Grades 3-8 and 11 (including Yellow Track Schools) to administer the Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics assessments.

Added February 19, 2019

Urgent: Please delay any device updates to Chrome v72 on Chromebooks as it will create an issue for students when logging into their testing session and they will be unable to start/resume their test. As a reminder, automatic operating system updates should be deactivated on all devices. AIR is working closely with Google to address the issue in v72 that prevents AIR from supporting it for online testing.

Added February 13, 2019

Digital Library Deep-Dive

This webinar will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2019, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., to provide information on accessing the Smarter Balanced Digital Library and how its resources can be used to support educators with their instruction. For more information, please contact Dianne Morada at Dianne_Morada@notes.k12.hi.us.

Added January 28, 2019

Results for the 2018-2019 administration of the Smarter Balanced Summative ELA and Math tests, including Grade 11 Summative tests administered at block schedule schools in fall 2018, will be available in the Online Reporting System beginning on March 11, 2019.

Added January 10, 2019

The Smarter Balanced and HSA Science Parent Information Booklets (PIBs) are currently available in English and 14 translated languages and can be found in the General Information folder on the Resources page. Printed PIBs will be shipped and delivered to each school the week of January 14th. Each student's home language in Infinite Campus has been used to determine whether a student will receive either an English PIB or a translated PIB in the home language indicated by their family. Please make sure the students receive either the English or translated PIB that they need. If your school does not receive their shipment of PIBs by Wednesday, January 23rd, please contact the Help Desk.

Interested Hawaii educators should review the recruitment package here, including the application questions on the last page of the document, and complete the online recruitment form available here by February 8, 2019.

Added December 27, 2018

Important information about the Required Statewide Assessments Participation Criteria and Accessibility Features for School Year 2018-19 is now available in the Hawaii DOE memo posted in the Resources > Hawaii DOE Memos section. The memo includes a list of the required assessments for SY 2018-2019; criteria for students who must participate in the required assessments; and information about embedded and non-embedded accessibility features for all assessments.

Added December 11, 2018

Registration is now open for the Winter 2019 Smarter Balanced Test Coordinator Training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added December 7, 2018

The 2018-2019 testing window is now open for block-scheduled high schools to administer the Grade 11 Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics assessments.

Added November 27, 2018

Hawaii is participating in a pilot test to auto-score short response (1- and 2-point items) on the Smarter Balanced Interim tests. When your students take the Smarter Balanced Interims, some of the ELA and math items will be auto-scored and you will be able to review, and change if necessary, the scoring of those items in AIRWays Reporting using the same procedures you currently use to review auto-scoring of responses to full writes on the ELA Performance tasks. On December 10, we will send out a link to a survey asking about your experience with auto-scoring short-response items. Specifically, we will be asking about whether you think condition codes and scores were assigned accurately and whether you attempted to change any item’s scores.

Added November 9, 2018

Smarter Balanced has determined that a Grade 8 mathematics item on the Spring 2018 summative assessment was improperly calibrated and the score given to some students may have been too low. Students who received the item have had their tests rescored and 135 Grade 8 students’ mathematics proficiency status were affected. These students will have their Family Reports reprinted and sent to schools where the affected students were tested to be distributed in a manner consistent with previous reports.

Added October 30, 2018

The Hawaii DOE Assessment Section is now accepting applications for the December 2018 Common Core Aligned Mathematics Cluster Item Review Committees. To apply, click the “Math Cluster Item Review Committee Registration” link on the Smarter Balanced portal home page or click here to access the registration site. Full information about the committees can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added October 22, 2018

Registration is now open for the December 2018 ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELL) 2.0 Online Assessment Training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added October 19, 2018

An updated step-by-step guide to documenting Accommodations and Designated Supports in eCSSS is now available. The document can be found in the Trainings and Webinars page under Resources.

Added October 4, 2018

Registration is now open for the October 2018 Training for New Test Coordinators and KA'EO Training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added September 26, 2018

The updated Secure Browser for Linux operating systems is now available. Instructions for installation can be found at the Secure Browser page.

Added August 15, 2018

Printed family score reports for the Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Assessments / HSA Science Bridge Assessments / Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Biology End-of-Course Exams (Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 EOC Exams do not have printed family reports) / Hawaii State Alternate Assessments are scheduled to be delivered to all schools the week of August 13th. Schools should distribute the printed family score reports to parents when they are received or soon thereafter. As a reminder, online Individual Student Reports (ISRs) for each content area assessment may also be accessed at any time via the Online Reporting System (ORS). If schools do not receive their family score reports by August 20th or experience any issues with the family score reports delivery, please contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 or hsaphelpdesk@air.org.

Added August 13, 2018

Test Administrators will need to complete the online TA Certification Course for the 2018-2019 school year in order to administer assessments, including the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments. Test Coordinators, Test Administrators, and Teachers may log in and access the course by clicking here, or by clicking on the Online TA Certification Course card found on the Training Sites section of the portal.

Added August 3, 2018

Registration is now open for the September 2018 Accessibility and Accommodations Training for SPED Educators. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added August 2, 2018

The new Android and iOS Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) is now available for download for Android 7.0+ and for iOS 10.3+. Instructions for installation can be found at the Secure Browser page.

Added August 2, 2018

Registration is now open for the September 2018 Hawaii Statewide Assessment Program (HSAP) training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added July 30, 2018

Effective this year, the AIR Secure Browser will not work with iPads using iOS below 10.3 (first-generation iPad). To check to see if you have a first-generation iPad, look at the charging connector - if it is a lightning (narrow) connector, the iPad is a second-generation or newer iPad. The first-generation iPads will have a wide, flat connector. First-generation iPads may still be used for classroom instruction and other student activities; however, they will not be able to install or run the AIR Secure Browser beginning this year.

Added July 30, 2018

The TIDE system is back online for the 2018-2019 school year. As part of the system roll-over for the new school year, all HSAP system user passwords have been cleared. Please review the instructions in this Word document to create a new password for the 2018-2019 school year. All user accounts which had access to HSAP systems in 2017-2018 will continue to have access this year, although users are required to reset their password. If a user should no longer have an account, (i.e., users who transferred, retired, or are no longer administering a test) their school test coordinator should follow the process outlined in the TIDE User Guide to remove their system access to prevent unauthorized access to student information.

Added July 30, 2018

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is back online for the 2018-2019 school year with scores for all 2017-2018 assessments. State Aggregates will be displayed once they have been calculated.

Added July 30, 2018

All Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) in ELA and Math will be available on August 7, 2018. The Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) in ELA and Math will be released in two phases: IABs that do not contain hand scored items will be available beginning August 7, 2018; remaining IABs that contain hand scored items will be available beginning August 15, 2018 with the launch of AIRWays Reporting. Please see this document for additional information about the launch of the 2018-2019 Interim Assessments, changes to the hand scoring process, availability of results in ORS and AIRWays Reporting, and a complete list of the IABs launching on August 7th and August 15th.

Added July 26, 2018

All AIR systems, including the Test Delivery System (TDS), Online Reporting System (ORS), and AIR Ways will be offline for scheduled maintenance beginning Thursday, July 26th at 4:00pm HST. ORS will re-open on Monday, July 30th. TDS and AIR Ways will re-open August 7th.

Added July 25, 2018

The updated Secure Browser for Hawaii SY 2018-2019 assessments is now available for Windows and Mac OS X computers and for ChromeOS devices via the HSAP Secure Browsers page: https://alohahsap.org/secure-browsers.stml. AIR is continuing development of the updated Secure Browser for Linux operating systems and Mac iOS and Andriod devices. Further updates regarding their release dates will be provided in early August via portal announcements and in the Assessment News.

Added July 24, 2018

Due to system updates, the TIDE system will be offline from 4:00pm HST on Monday, July 23, 2018 until Monday, July 30, 2018. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added July 23, 2018

Reminder: All AIR testing systems, including TIDE, ORS, AIR Ways, and the Test Delivery System (TDS) will be offline for scheduled maintenance beginning Tuesday, July 3 at 3:00PM through Monday, July 9 at 7:00AM HST.

The Hawaii Statewide Assessment Program, School Year 2018 – 2019 testing windows are now available. Full information about the testing windows can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Per the May 2, 2018 memo from OITS, the Remedy ticketing system has been replaced with the ServiceNow system for Information Technology support. Test and technology coordinators experiencing problems related to network connectivity should submit a ServiceNow ticket at help.hidoe.org, or call the IT Help Desk at 564-6000, neighbor islands may call 8-1-808-692-7250 (HATS). ServiceNow user guidelines, FAQs, and a link to submit tickets are available on the staff Intranet https://intranet.hawaiipublicschools.org/offices/oits/stsb in the “Instructional” area and from the Knowledge Base area in ServiceNow. Other testing issues not related to the network should continue to be escalated to the AIR Help Desk.

Added May 24, 2018

THSS will be offline for scheduled maintenance on Saturday, May 19 at 12:01 AM through Sunday, May 20 at 11:59 PM HST.

Added May 1, 2018

The Assessment Section will be conducting school site visits during the statewide assessment testing windows this spring to observe test administrations. School Test Coordinators and Test Administrators may find additional information about these site visits in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added April 20, 2018

Registration is now open for the 2018-19 Hawaii Common Core Item Authoring Training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added April 16, 2018

The TIDE system has added the “Discrepancy Resolution System” (DRS) feature in the “Data Management” dropdown to help users identify non-participated students at their schools. Users should use this feature to enter the applicable “Reasons for Non-Participation (non-participation code)” for each student and test. Once every student on this list generated in the DRS has a non-participation code, there should be no names left to view. To access the DRS, select the "Data Management" dropdown and then click "Discrepancy Resolution." For additional information on how to use the DRS, please refer to the HSAP TIDE User Guide 2017-2018.

Added April 16, 2018

Links to the Digital Library playlists associated with the Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) are now available in AIR Ways Reporting. These resources can be accessed by clicking on the "additional report information" icon within the upper-left corner of the IAB report table(s). For additional information on accessing the "additional report information" icon, please refer to page 31 of the updated AIR Ways Reporting System User Guide 2017-2018. UPDATE: Please note that a Digital Library username and password is required to access the Digital Library playlists. To request a Digital Library account go to www.smarterbalancedlibrary.org, click the "Register for the Digital Library" button, and enter your name and email address ending in "@notes.k12.hi.us." Schools that use Yahoo, Gmail, or other non-Lotus Notes email addresses cannot use the self-registration feature and should contact the HSAP Help Desk to register for a Digital Library account.

Added April 16, 2018

The Hawaii DOE Assessment Section is currently seeking applications from retired educators to serve as Assessment Monitors. Applications must be received by Monday, April 9, 2018, 5:00 p.m. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced portal home page to access the online application form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the Assessment Monitor program including the April 11th training and on-site monitoring, can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added April 3, 2018

Update (4/2): The search service on the Digital Library is back online. Original Post (3/30): The search service on the Digital Library is presently not working. The outage started at approximately 4:20 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, March 29th. All other Digital Library features continue to function. The Smarter Balanced Operations team is currently diagnosing the problem. AIR will post another announcement once an update has been received from the Digital Library team.

Added March 30, 2018

Attention School Test Coordinators,

At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14, many students across the country and here in Hawaii are planning to walk out of class in honor of the 17 students and faculty who lost their lives in the Florida school shooting. Please take a look at your testing schedules and make sure that you are not planning test sessions that will be interrupted by this walk. Remember:

If a student is taking a test, the test must be paused before she or he leaves the room.

The 20 minute pause rule applies. Once a test is paused for more than 20 minutes, students will be able to get back into the test BUT will be unable to revisit the items that were already answered. With appropriate planning, Grace Period Extensions should not be necessary.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at the Assessment Section.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Added March 9, 2018

The 2017-2018 testing window for the Grades 3-8 and 11 Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Online Summative Assessments will open on Tuesday, February 20th. Test coordinators should verify that the secure browser on all student test devices has been updated to the current version prior to testing.

Added February 14, 2018

Apple’s recent update to their iOS, 11.2.5, contains important security updates. AIR recommends that iOS 11.2.5 be used as the minimum version of iOS 11 for student testing. Please note, devices running other supported versions of iOS (9.3 or 10.3) are not affected by these security risks and are not required to be updated to iOS 11.2.5.

Added February 14, 2018

The updated version of the Secure Browser is now available for Mac OS 10.13 and can be downloaded via the Secure Browsers page. The updated browser must be installed on each computer that has Mac OS 10.13 and will be used for online testing during the 2017-2018 school year, and should be used for all assessments in the Hawai'i State Assessment Program: the Smarter Balanced Interim and Summative Assessments, HSA Science Assessments, HSA Alternate Assessments, and End-of-Course Exams. Any previous versions of the Secure Browser will automatically be deleted once the new browser is installed. Information on how to install the Secure Browser can be found in the 2017-2018 Secure Browsers Installation Manual.

Added February 1, 2018

TIDE will be offline for scheduled maintenance on Thursday, February 1st from 4:30pm - 7:30pm HST.

Added January 31, 2018

Results for the 2017-2018 administration of the Smarter Balanced Summative ELA and Math tests, including Grade 11 Summative tests administered at block schedule schools in fall 2017, will be available in the Online Reporting System beginning on March 12,2018.

Added January 19, 2018

Accommodations for the Spring 2017-18 Smarter Balanced assessments are due to be input in TIDE no later than January 20, 2018.Accommodation Verification forms should be submitted to the Assessment Section by January 12, 2018 for verification. Any accommodations that have been designated via IEP or Section 504 Plan meetings after January 19th should still be input into TIDE, or submitted for verification to the Assessment Section.

Added January 5, 2018

Reminder: registration is now open for the February 2018 Hawaii Statewide Assessment Program (HSAP) training. Click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Please note, there has been a change to the training schedule: the Oahu training will be held on Tuesday, February 6th only (the February 5th training date has been cancelled). All Oahu school teams should register for the Feb 6th training date.

Added January 3, 2018

The 2017-2018 testing window is now open for block-scheduled high schools to administer the Grade 11 Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics assessments.

Added November 27, 2017

Registration is now open for the February 2018 Hawaii Statewide Assessment Program (HSAP) training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added November 15, 2017

The HIDOE Assessment Section will be holding a webinar for technology coordinators on Thursday, November 2, 2017 from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., covering the installation and configuration of the software required for the ACCESS for ELLs Online assessment. The webinar will be recorded and posted to the Trainings and Webinars resources page of alohahsap.org. Please click here for more information, and to join the webinar.

Added October 20, 2017

Registration is now open for the December 2017 WIDA ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Online Assessment training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added October 20, 2017

Test and technology coordinators at schools using Macs for Smarter Balanced testing should not update their test devices to Mac OS High Sierra, as the Secure Browser will not work with this OS. Test coordinators should immediately inform their technology coordinators and teachers using Macs for administering either the summative or interim assessments that they should not update their operating system, otherwise, the current secure browser will not work. An announcement will be made through the Assessment News when an updated, compatible browser is available. REMINDER: Operating systems that become available but do not appear on the Supported Browsers page on the portal are not supported. Do not upgrade to new operating systems on computers that will be used to administer online assessments without ensuring the updates meet the required specifications.

Added October 10, 2017

The 2017-2018 Revised Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) will be available on Monday, October 16. The updated ICAs have been revised to reflect the format of the 2017-2018 Revised Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (for more details please see the Smarter Balanced Summative Test Administration Manual). To prepare for the launch of the revised ICAs, the online Test Delivery System (TDS) will be unavailable on October 12-13. TAs will be unable to administer all Interim Assessments, including IABs and ICAs, during this downtime. Please ensure that students have completed and submitted all currently active ICAs in the online Test Delivery System no later than Wednesday, October 11. Beginning Thursday, October 12, students will no longer have access to any paused ICAs and all paused tests will be discarded. Scores and student responses for completed ICAs submitted prior to October 12 will continue to be available in THSS, AIR Ways, and ORS (as applicable).

Added October 2, 2017

Smarter Balanced is piloting a new form of accessibility feature – Illustrations Glossaries. This new feature provides an alternate form of glossary for those students who might require it. Glossed terms in the Smarter Balanced assessments would provide illustrations in place of definitions. The Illustrations Glossaries would be particularly helpful to EL students or students who are hard of hearing.

The pilot study will involve Grade 8 students who would take the Grade 7 Math Interim Comprehensive Assessment (ICA). To learn more about how to participate in the pilot study and to see a demonstration of an Illustrations Glossary, please click here.

Added September 25, 2017

The Smarter Balanced and HSA Science Parent Information Booklets (PIBs) are currently available in English and 14 translated languages and can be found in the General Information folder on the Resources page. Printed PIBs will be shipped and delivered to each school the week of September 18th. Each student's home language in Infinite Campus has been used to determine whether a student will receive either an English PIB or a translated PIB in the home language indicated by their family. Please make sure the students receive either the English or translated PIB that they need. If your school does not receive their shipment of PIBs by September 29th, please contact the Help Desk.

Registration is now open for the Fall 2017 Hawaii Common Core Item Authoring training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added August 21, 2017

Printed family score reports for the Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Assessments were delivered to all schools the week of August 11th. Schools should distribute the printed family score reports to parents when they are received or soon thereafter. As a reminder, online Individual Student Reports (ISRs) for each content area assessment may also be accessed at any time via the Online Reporting System (ORS). If schools do not receive their family score reports by August 16th or experience any issues with the family score reports delivery, please contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 or hsaphelpdesk@air.org.

Added August 14, 2017

Beginning Monday, August 14, 2017, Test Administrators will need to complete the online TA Certification Course for the 2017-2018 school year in order to administer assessments, including the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments. Test Coordinators, Test Administrators, and Teachers may log in and access the course by clicking here, or by clicking on the Online TA Certification Course card found on the Training Sites section of the portal.

Added August 11, 2017

Registration is now open for the Fall 2017 Smarter Balanced Test Coordinator training and the Fall 2017 Accessibility and Accommodations training. Please click the button for each training on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration forms, or click here (Smarter Balanced) and here (Accessibility and Accommodations) to access the forms directly. Full information about the trainings, including location and dates, can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memos here (Smarter Balanced) and here (Accessibility and Accommodations).

Added August 1, 2017

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is back online for the 2017-2018 school year and has launched 2016-2017 scores. State Aggregates will be displayed once they have been calculated.

Added August 1, 2017

The updated Secure Browser for Hawaii SY 2017-2018 assessments will be available to schools beginning July 31st. The updated Secure Browser for Windows and Mac OS X computers will be available on July 31st. The updated Mobile Secure Browser for Mac iOS and ChromeOS devices will be available in the respective app stores by August 15th. AIR is continuing development of the updated Secure Browser for Linux operating systems and updated Mobile Secure Browser for Android devices. Further updates regarding their release date will be provided in early August via announcements and in the Assessment News. Updated Secure Browsers will be available on/after the listed dates at the HSAP Secure Browsers page on the HSAP Portal: http://alohahsap.org/secure-browsers.stml.

Added July 26, 2017

As part of the system roll-over for the new school year, all HSAP system user passwords have been cleared. Please review the instructions in this Word document to create a new password for the 2017-2018 school year. All user accounts which had access to HSAP systems in 2016-2017 will continue to have access this year, although users are required to reset their password. If a user should no longer have an account, their school test coordinator should follow the process outlined in the TIDE User Guide to remove their system access.

Added July 21, 2017

Due to system updates, the Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline from Friday, July 7, 2017 until Saturday, July 8, 2017. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added July 3, 2017

Due to system updates, all AIR Systems will be offline from Saturday, July 1, 2017 until Sunday, July 2, 2017. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added June 23, 2017

REMINDER: The Grades 3-8 and 11 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments testing window will close on Friday, May 26th.

Added May 24, 2017

The Hawaii DOE Assessment Section, in partnership with WestEd and the Stanford Center for Assessment, Literacy, and Equity (SCALE), is now accepting registrations for the Building Educator Assessment Literacy professional development opportunity. The two-day training will be held June 1-2 at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and will provide educators with a deeper understanding of Smarter Balanced performance tasks, how they assess the Hawaii Common Core, and the implications for classroom instruction. To register, click the “BEAL Training” link on the Smarter Balanced portal home page or click here to access the registration site. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added May 3, 2017

REMINDER: Today (May 3, 2017) at 11am Hawaii Standard Time, the current license for the Julie and Violeta NeoSpeech voice packs will expire. If your school has NeoSpeech voice packs installed on your Windows-based computers used for Hawaii Statewide Assessments with Text-to-Speech, your School Technology Coordinator or School Test Coordinator will need to renew your NeoSpeech voice pack licenses. Note: schools do not need to re-install the voice pack software, only the licenses. To ensure that your computer’s voice packs continue to function as expected, please download the updated licenses in TIDE under General Resources > Download Voice Pack and transfer the licenses to the appropriate license folders on Windows machines following the instructions posted on the Download Voice Pack page. Please use the "Checking TTS License on Training Test Site" instructions to check specific computer(s) for the updated license file(s) via the AIR Practice and Training Test site. These instructions will assist you in identifying computers that may need to be updated.

Added May 3, 2017

IMPORTANT: On May 3, 2017, the current license for the Julie and Violeta NeoSpeech voice packs will expire. If your school has NeoSpeech voice packs installed on your computers used for Hawaii Statewide Assessments with Text-to-Speech, your School Technology Coordinator or School Test Coordinator will need to renew your NeoSpeech voice pack licenses. Note: schools do not need to re-install the voice pack software, only the licenses. To ensure that your computer's voice packs continue to function as expected, please download the updated licenses in TIDE under General Resources > Download Voice Pack and transfer the licenses to the appropriate license folders on Windows machines following the instructions available in the Updating the NeoSpeech Licenses document.

Added April 18, 2017

The Hawaii Department of Education’s Assessment Section is seeking educators interested in learning how assessment items are developed to participate in the Hawaii State Member Managed Item Writing Project for the Smarter Balanced Assessments. Teachers of English language arts and mathematics and higher education professionals are invited to apply. The in-person training will take place on Thursday and Friday, May 4 and 5, 2017. The online application will be available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sbitemdev and will close on Monday, April 17, 2017.

For additional information about the Item Writing Project for the Smarter Balanced Assessments, please click here to review the notice.

Added April 10, 2017

Those who experience problems with the Online TA Certification Course (e.g., logging in, printing certificate of completion, etc.), should contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 or hsaphelpdesk@air.org. Please have the following information available to assist with troubleshooting - type of computer, operating system (Windows 10, etc.), browser (Firefox, Chrome, etc.), and any error messages that may pop up. To avoid potential issues, please clear your cache and cookies prior to taking the course, make sure you click "EXIT" before closing your browser, and complete the course on a desktop or laptop device.

Added April 10, 2017

The HIDOE Assessment Section will be holding a webinar on the Online Reporting System on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 2:30pm. Please click here for more information, and to join the webinar.

Added March 30, 2017

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is back online and has launched Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments scores for the Spring 2017 testing window. Scores for students who have completed both the CAT and Performance Task portions of a Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment and whose tests have been scored will be available on a rolling basis.

Added March 13, 2017

The Teacher Hand Scoring System (THSS) now includes machine scoring for selected Smarter Balanced ELA Interim Assessments full write items. Scorers may review and either update or accept the suggested machine scores and condition codes in THSS. For more information on this feature, please refer to the Teacher Hand Scoring System User Guide pages 9-10. Please note that this feature is not currently applicable to Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments short answer items.

Added March 13, 2017

The Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline March 10-12, 2017 due to scheduled maintenance. ORS will be available again on Monday, March 13, 2017.

Added March 7, 2017

The 2016-2017 testing window is now open for the Grades 3-8 and 11 Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Online Summative Assessments.

Added February 22, 2017

The HIDOE Assessment Section will be holding a webinar on Test Administration for the Smarter Balanced Assessments on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 2:30pm. Please click here for more information, and to join the webinar.

Added February 21, 2017

The Online Test Delivery System will be offline on Friday, February 17, 2017 for maintenance. HSA Science Assessments and Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments will not be available for testing during this time. The system will re-open on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 following the Presidents’ Day weekend. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added February 16, 2017

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, with support from your state’s Teacher Involvement Coordinator (TIC), seeks educators who meet the qualifications to participate in in-person content development activities beginning in Spring 2017. For details on the educator professional development activities, please click here to review the notice.

Added February 7, 2017

Due to maintenance, TIDE will be offline on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 from 1am – 7am HST. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added February 6, 2017

The HIDOE Assessment Section will be holding a webinar on the Test Information and Distribution Engine (TIDE) on February 16, 2017 at 2:30pm. Please click here for more information, and to join the webinar.

Added January 24, 2017

The self-registration feature for the Digital Library is now active. All teachers with a Lotus Notes email address ending in "@notes.k12.hi.us" are now able to self-register for Digital Library account access. Go to www.smarterbalancedlibrary.org, click the "Register for the Digital Library" button, and enter your name and email address ending in "@notes.k12.hi.us." NOTE: Schools that use Yahoo, Gmail, or other non-Lotus Notes email addresses cannot use the self-registration feature at this time and should contact the Help Desk to register for a Digital Library account.

Added December 22, 2016

AIR now supports testing on iOS 10.2 for all assessments and exams. Please ensure that all testing devices are updated as iOS 10.0 and 10.1 will no longer be supported as of December 31, 2016. For a full list of the supported operating systems for SY 2016-2017, please see the Supported Browsers page and the Secure Browsers page.

Added December 21, 2016

The HIDOE Assessment Section will be holding a webinar on the Interim Assessments and the Digital Library on January 19, 2017 at 2:30pm. Please click here for more information, and to join the webinar.

Added December 8, 2016

Due to scheduled maintenance, AIR Ways will be offline from Friday, December 9, 2016 at 9:00 pm HST until Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 9:00 am HST.

Added December 8, 2016

Registration for the January 2017 Smarter Balanced Test Coordinator Training is now open. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the trainings, including location and dates, can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added December 2, 2016

The 2016-2017 testing window is now open for block-scheduled high schools to administer the Grade 11 Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics assessments.

UPDATE: The Digital Library is back online. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Added November 14, 2016

The calculator tools for the Smarter Balanced Math assessments and the Algebra I and II End-of-Course Exams have been updated to the Desmos Calculators. Teachers and students may learn more about the new calculator tools, including tutorials and demo calculators, on the Desmos website and in the Online Calculators in the Test Delivery System 2016-2017 manual. Students can use the training and practice tests, which have also been updated, to become familiar with the new tools.

Added November 9, 2016

An updated Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) 3.4 is now available for iPads, tablets, and other mobile devices. AIR now also supports testing on iOS 10 for all assessments and exams. For a full list of the supported operating systems for SY 2016-2017, please see the Supported Browsers page and the Secure Browsers page.

Added November 2, 2016

Smarter Balanced has added Simplified Test Directions as a new non-embedded designated support allowable across all grades on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. For more information on this support, and the guidelines for Test Administrators to provide Simplified Test Directions, please see the Guidelines for Simplified Test Directions.

Added October 21, 2016

The online Test Delivery System (TDS) is back online following yesterday's scheduled downtime and available for administering Interim Assessments. Mahalo for your patience.

Added October 11, 2016

Attention New Test Coordinators:
In order to be able to view reports in the Online Reporting System (ORS) and enter new Test Administrators (TA) in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE), you will have to have your principal set you up as a Test Coordinator (TC) role in TIDE. If your principal needs further assistance, please contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712.

Added October 11, 2016

The Test Delivery System (TDS) will be offline for maintenance on the following dates during the 2016-2017 school year: Monday, October 10th (re-opening at 6am HST on Tuesday, October 11th); Friday, November 18th (re-opening at 6am HST on Monday, November 21st); and Friday, February 17th (re-opening at 6am HST on Tuesday, February 21st following the Presidents Day holiday). Online training and practice tests, TIDE, and the Online Reporting System (ORS) will be available during scheduled TDS downtimes. A full list of all scheduled downtimes may be found on the Important Dates page of this portal website.

Added October 5, 2016

Due to scheduled maintenance, all AIR Systems will be offline from Friday, 9/23 at 6pm HST until Saturday, 9/24 at 1am HST. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added September 20, 2016

Printed family score reports and student data labels for the Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Assessments will be delivered to all schools beginning the week of September 19th. Schools should distribute the printed family score reports to parents when they are received or soon thereafter. As a reminder, online Individual Student Reports (ISRs) for each content area assessment may also be accessed at any time via the Online Reporting System (ORS).

Added September 14, 2016

The Smarter Balanced and HSA Science Parent Information Booklets (PIBs) are currently available in English and 14 translated languages and can be found in the General Information folder on the Resources page. Printed PIBs will be shipped and delivered to each school the week of September 12th. Each students’ home language in Infinite Campus has been used to determine whether a student will receive an English PIB or a translated PIB in the home language indicated by their family. Please make sure the students receive the English or translated PIB that they need. If your school does not receive their shipment of PIBs by September 16th, or if you need to request additional booklets, please contact the Help Desk.

Added August 31, 2016

Beginning this school year, student Participation Reports will now be available in the TIDE system. This feature will be live in TIDE for the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments beginning on Monday, August 15th.

Added August 9, 2016

If you are receiving an error message when logging into TIDE, please ensure the complete URL is https://www.hitide.org.

Added August 8, 2016

The Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) is now open for the 2016-2017 school year. TIDE has been redesigned this year with new and improved features including: an improved add/edit functionality, a cleaner and clearer layout, and the ability to monitor test progress. Please visit the new system by clicking here or by selecting the appropriate user role and clicking on the “TIDE” card. The 16-17 TIDE User Guide will be available under the Resources page on Tuesday, August 9th.

Added August 8, 2016

As part of the system roll-over for the new school year, all HSAP system user passwords have been cleared. Please review the instructions in this Word document to create a new password for the 2016-2017 school year. All user accounts which had access to HSAP systems in 2015-2016 will continue to have access this year, although users are required to reset their password. If a user should no longer have an account, their school test coordinator should follow the process outlined in the TIDE User Guide to remove their system access.

Added August 8, 2016

Registration for the Fall 2016 WIDA Training is now open. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the trainings, including location and dates, can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

REMINDER: The Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) and Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) will be offline from August 4 – August 8, 2016 for system updates and will relaunch for the 2016-2017 school year on August 9, 2016.

Added August 3, 2016

REMINDER: The Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) will be offline from August 4 – August 7, 2016 in order to prepare for the 2016-2017 online testing windows. TIDE will reopen on August 8, 2016.

Added August 3, 2016

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is now back online. Mahalo for your patience.

Added July 28, 2016

Registration for the Fall 2016 Smarter Balanced Test Coordinator Training is now open. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the trainings, including location and dates, can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added July 25, 2016

The updated version of the Secure Browser (9.0) for Windows and Mac OS X is now available for download via the Secure Browsers page. The updated browser must be installed on each computer that will be used for online testing during the 2016-2017 school year, and should be used for all assessments in the Hawai'i State Assessment Program: the Smarter Balanced Interim and Summative Assessments, HSA Science Assessments, HSA Alternate Assessments, and End-of-Course Exams. The previous version of the Secure Browser will automatically be deleted once the new browser is installed. Information on how to install the Secure Browser can be found in the 2016-2017 Secure Browsers Installation Manual. Another announcement will be posted when the Secure Browser for Linux is available for download.

Added July 22, 2016

REMINDER: The Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) will be taken offline from August 4 – August 7, 2016 in order to prepare for the 2016-2017 online testing windows. Student information will not be updated in TIDE until the system reopens on August 8, 2016. New Teachers, Test Administrators, Test Coordinators, or other users may be added to the TIDE system now through August 3, 2016 and after TIDE reopens.

REMINDER: Due to scheduled maintenance, all AIR Systems will be offline from Friday, 7/22 at 6pm HST until Monday, 7/25 at 1am HST. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added July 1, 2016

REMINDER: Test Coordinators are to enter the reason for non-participation for any student who did not participate in the administration of the Smarter Balanced Assessments, HSA Science assessments, HSA-Alt assessments, or Biology I EOC Exam in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) under the "Reasons for Non-Participation" tab. If the reason is not listed, choose "Other." For example, a student is an English Language Learner (ELL) and in the first year in a U.S. school. This student is included as a non-participant in "Other." The Reasons for Non-Participation User Guide provides additional information on how to use the ORS to generate a report of non-participants and then how to enter the reasons for non-participation in TIDE. If you have any questions regarding how to enter the reasons for non-participants, contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 (toll free) or email hsaphelpdesk@air.org.

Added May 25, 2016

Registration for the Summer 2016 Smarter Educator Assessment Literacy (SEAL) Training is now open. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the trainings, including location and dates, can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added May 17, 2016

REMINDER: The Grades 3-8 and 11 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments testing window will close on Thursday, May 26th (Monday, June 20th for multi-track schools). Please make sure your school is reviewing the student participation data in the Online Reporting System and that all student Summative Assessments have been completed and submitted by the end of the school day on Thursday, May 26th (Monday, June 20th for multi-track schools).

Added May 11, 2016

REMINDER: Due to scheduled maintenance, all AIR Systems will be offline from Friday, 4/22 at 6pm HST until Monday, 4/25 at 6am HST. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added April 20, 2016

The Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Assessment results may be used to assist the University of Hawaii (UH) System of community colleges and universities in determining student readiness for college-level English and mathematics. At the end of the adaptive portions of the Smarter Balanced Grade 11 ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Assessments, students will be asked if they would like to release their results to the UH System. If a student intends to submit an application to the UH System, they may authorize the release of their results by marking the circle that indicates their understanding that their Smarter Balanced ELA and/or Mathematics results will be shared directly with the UH System. Students who choose not to release their results to the UH System may need to provide those results upon request at a later date.

Added April 13, 2016

UPDATE: The online Test Delivery System (TDS) will be available for testing on Friday, April 22nd. All AIR systems will be online on Friday, April 22nd. The previously announced TDS maintenance will be incorporated into the scheduled downtimes on April 23-24.

Added April 6, 2016

AIR now supports Chrome OS 49 and iOS 9.3 for student testing. An updated Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) 3.3 is also now available for devices using iOS 7–9.3. Note that previous versions of the Secure Browser are not supported on the recently released iOS 9.3, and schools who have upgraded to iOS 9.3 and/or are administering assessments using Text-to-Speech (TTS) should download and install this new version of the MSB. For a full list of the supported operating systems for SY 2015-2016, please see the Supported Browsers page and the Secure Browsers page.

Added March 31, 2016

UPDATE: The online Test Delivery System (TDS) will be available for testing on Monday, April 4th. All AIR systems will be online on Monday, April 4th. The Department and AIR are assessing the risks of keeping TDS open for testing on Friday, April 22nd. The decision as to whether or not TDS will remain open on April 22nd will be made by Friday, April 8th.

Added March 31, 2016

The Hawaii DOE Assessment Section will be hosting an optional webinar on Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. for Test Coordinators and others who have questions related to the Department’s statewide student assessments (Smarter Balanced, HSA-Science, HSA-Alt, EOC and ACT). Information on joining the webinar may be found in this document.

Added March 24, 2016

REMINDER: All Summative test items and test materials are secure and must be appropriately handled. Students must be tested in a quiet environment, are prohibited from using unauthorized electronic devices (e.g., cell phones, iPods, and smartwatches), and must only have access to and use of allowable resources identified by Smarter Balanced. For the full list of test security requirements, see section 3.1 Security of the Test Environment in the Smarter Balanced Summative TAM.

Added March 21, 2016

REMINDER: Once a student begins a Summative computer adaptive test (CAT), the test remains active until the student completes and submits the test or 45 calendar days after the student has begun the CAT, whichever occurs sooner. Once a student begins a Performance Task (PT), the test remains active until the student completes and submits the test or 10 calendar days after the student has begun the PT, whichever occurs sooner.

Added March 18, 2016

The Test Delivery System (TDS) will be offline for maintenance on Monday, April 4th (re-opening at 6am HST on Tuesday, April 5th) and on Friday, April 22nd (re-opening at 6am HST on Monday, April 25th). Online training and practice tests, TIDE, and the Online Reporting System (ORS) will be available during the scheduled TDS downtime.

Added March 16, 2016

The Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline March 11-13, 2016 for the launch of Smarter Balanced Assessments scores for the Spring 2016 testing window. Scores for students who have completed both the CAT and Performance Task portions of a Smarter Balanced Assessment and received hand scoring prior to March 14th will be available on a rolling basis once the ORS system re-opens.

Added March 9, 2016

The new Android Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) 2.1 is now available for download from the Google Play Store. Anyone using Android 5+ should upgrade to MSB 2.1 in order to resolve a known keyboard issue. Students testing on Android 4.3 and 4.4 are not required to upgrade.

Added March 9, 2016

AIR now supports Chrome OS 41-48, and Text-to-Speech (TTS) is now accessible for practice and training tests on Chrome web browser versions 43-48. For a full list of the supported operating systems for SY 2015-2016, please see the Supported Browsers page and the Secure Browsers page.

Added March 8, 2016

The Hawaii DOE Assessment Section will be hosting an optional webinar on Thursday, March 10, 2016 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. for Test Coordinators and others who have questions related to the Department's statewide student assessments (Smarter Balanced, HSA-Science, HSA-Alt, EOC and ACT). Information on joining the webinar may be found in this document.

Added March 7, 2016

If you have upgraded to Windows 10 and are experiencing an issue with the Secure Browser opening with a blank white screen and an address bar, please use the following workaround: Change the Windows theme in the user account by clicking on Control Panel >> All Control Panel Items >> Personalization >> Select any different theme that is available >> Close the Control Panel >> Launch the Secure Browser.

Added February 26, 2016

AIR will start support of Chrome OS 48 on Monday, 2/22. Please note that Chrome OS 47 will NOT be supported at this time, however, AIR is currently working on an update to the Chrome Secure Browser that will support Chrome OS 47 in the near future. An announcement will be posted when the new Chrome Secure Browser supporting Chrome OS 41-48 is available for download.

Added February 19, 2016

The Grades 3-8 and 11 online Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments testing window is now open until Thursday, May 26, 2016 (Monday, June 20, 2016 for multi-track schools).

Added February 19, 2016

AIR has identified an intermittent issue when launching the Secure Browser for student testing that occurs on computers that were upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. AIR is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible but advises schools not to upgrade any computers to Windows 10 prior to the start of student testing. Another announcement will be posted when this issue has been resolved.

Added February 18, 2016

The Digital Library will be offline on Wednesday, 2/17 from 3pm to 7pm HST for maintenance.

Added February 17, 2016

Scores for any tests taken between 3pm HST on Wednesday, 2/17 until 7am HST on Friday, 2/19 will not appear in ORS until 7am HST on Friday 2/19.

Added February 17, 2016

REMINDER: The online Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments testing window will open this Friday, February 19th. In preparation for administering the assessments, please remember to disable automatic operating system updates and to not upgrade to a new operating system (e.g., Chrome 47) before first verifying if it is supported by AIR. Directions for disabling updates for Chrome OS can be found in the HSAP Technical Specifications Manual. All supported operating systems are listed on the Supported Browsers page.

Added February 16, 2016

IMPORTANT: The Summative Classroom Activities WILL NOTbe administered in Spring 2016. The Interim Classroom Activities are still available and may be optionally administered. Due to the elimination of the Summative Classroom Activities, TAs must select all Performance Tasks (PTs) for the grade level they are testing on the TA Live Site. This will ensure that the PT that is randomly assigned to each student can be accessed during the test session. For more information, see the December 11, 2015 and February 5, 2016 Assessment News.

Added February 11, 2016

The Online Test Delivery System will be offline on Friday, 2/12 for maintenance. The Grade 4 and 8 Hawaii State Science Assessments will not be available during this downtime and will relaunch on Tuesday, 2/16 following the Presidents Day weekend. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added February 2, 2016

REMINDER: Operating systems that become available but do not appear on the Supported Browsers page on the portal are not supported. Do not upgrade to new operating systems on computers that will be used to administer online assessments without ensuring the updates meet the required specifications.

Added January 27, 2016

The new iOS Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) 3.2 is now available for download in the App Store. This is not a required update and users may still use the previous version of the MSB (v 3.1) for testing.

Added January 26, 2016

The Smarter Balanced Summative Test Administration Manual (TAM) is now posted for access in the "Test Administration" folder on the Resources page for block schedule schools whose certified staff members may begin testing their students on January 20th and all other schools whose staff members are preparing to test their students during the grades 3-8 and 11 February 19 - May 26, 2016 testing windows. For more information about the testing windows, see Important Dates.

Added January 21, 2016

iOS 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) are now supported for all assessments and exams.

Apple has released iOS 9.2. iOS 9.2 resolves security issues that were present in iOS 9.0 and 9.1. If you have iPads running iOS 9.0 or 9.1 that are being used for secure assessments, please update the iPads to iOS 9.2 as soon as possible. iOS 9.0 and 9.1 will be blocked for all testing prior to the start of the HSAP operational testing windows.

Added January 20, 2016

The Online Test Delivery System will be offline on Monday, 1/18 and Tuesday, 1/19 for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added January 8, 2016

The Online Reporting System will be offline March 11-13, 2016 for the launch of Smarter Balanced Assessments scores for the Spring 2016 testing window. Scores for Smarter Balanced Assessments administered prior to March 14th will be available on a rolling basis once the ORS system re-opens.

Added December 23, 2015

The Digital Library will be offline on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm HST for updates and enhancements.

Added December 15, 2015

An updated Chrome Secure Browser (v2.8) is now available for download on Google’s Web Store. This new version is an optional upgrade. Schools may continue to test students using the current Chrome Secure Browser (v2.7).

Added December 7, 2015

Registration for the Spring 2016 Smarter Balanced Test Coordinator Training is now open. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the trainings, including location and dates, can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added December 2, 2015

The AVA System and the Student Practice and Training Tests Site are back online. AIR now supports Chrome 46 (browser), Fedora 22, Firefox 41, and Safari 5.1.x.

Added October 20, 2015

The Smarter Balanced and HSA Science Parent Information Booklets (PIBs) have been shipped and delivered to each school. Each students' home language in eSIS has been used to determine whether a student will receive an English PIB or a translated PIB in the home language indicated by their family. If your school has not received their shipment of PIBs, or if you need to request additional booklets, please contact the Help Desk.

Added September 28, 2015

The list of supported operating systems for SY 2015-2016 has been updated on the Supported Browsers page and the Secure Browsers page. AIR is now supporting Windows 10, Chrome 45, and Firefox 40.

Added September 21, 2015

The Hawai?i Statewide Assessment Program (HSAP) Online Reporting System (ORS) Webinar presentation will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. HST. Click here for details on how to access the online presentation and conference call.

Added September 18, 2015

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is now available for the 2015-2016 school year. ORS can be accessed by selecting the appropriate user role on the homepage and selecting the "Online Reporting System" card.

Added September 15, 2015

Due to a refresh of all Smarter Balanced Practice Tests starting Friday evening (9/18) at 5:00 pm, all students’ Smarter Balanced Practice Tests which are in a PAUSED status as of Friday evening will be deleted and the paused tests will no longer be available when the tests reopen on Monday, 9/21. Students will be able to start a new Smarter Balanced Practice Test on Monday, 9/21. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added September 15, 2015

The Hawai?i Statewide Assessment Program (HSAP) Test Administration Webinar presentation will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. HST. Click here for details on how to access the online presentation and conference call.

Added September 11, 2015

The Assessment Section will be conducting two webinars related to the Interim Assessments:

Click here for details on how to access the online presentation and conference call.

Added September 8, 2015

The 2015-2016 Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) and Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) are now available in the Online Testing System. After completion of the Online TA Certification Course, TAs can administer the Interims by setting up a live test session via the TA Live Site located on the portal. Access the TA Live Site by clicking here.

Added September 4, 2015

The updated Online TA Certification Course for the 2015-2016 school year is now LIVE. Test Coordinators, Test Administrators, and Teachers may log in and access the course by clicking here, or by clicking on the Online TA Certification Course card found on the Training Sites section of the portal.

Added September 4, 2015

The Hawai?i Statewide Assessment Program (HSAP) Information for Technology Coordinators Webinar presentation will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. HST. Click here for details on how to access the online presentation and conference call.

Added August 28, 2015

The Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline due to scheduled maintenance from Monday, August 31, 2015 at 5pm HST through Monday, September 14, 2015. ORS will relaunch for the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday, September 15, 2015.

Added August 26, 2015

The TIDE system is now open for the 2015-2016 school year!

Added August 24, 2015

In order to prepare for the 2015-2016 online testing windows, the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) is currently offline until Monday, August 24, 2015.

Added August 14, 2015

The Interim Teacher Hand Scoring System (THSS) is back online. Mahalo for your patience.

Added July 30, 2015

The Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) will be taken offline from August 13 – August 24, 2015 in order to prepare for the 2015-2016 online testing windows. Teachers and staff should wait until the TIDE system is back online on August 24, 2015 before adding new Teachers, Test Administrators, Test Coordinators, or other users to the TIDE system.

Added July 30, 2015

The Interim Teacher Hand Scoring System (THSS) is currently unavailable. AIR is working diligently to resolve the issue and will post an update once the system is back online.

Added July 29, 2015

The updated version of the Secure Browser for all operating systems is now available for download via the Secure Browsers page. The updated browser must be installed on each computer that will be used for online testing during the 2015-2016, and may be used for all statewide testing including Smarter Balanced Interim and Summative Assessments, HSA Science Assessments, HSA Alternate Assessments, and End-of-Course Exams. The previous version of the Secure Browser will automatically be deleted once the new browser is installed. Information on how to install the Secure Browser can be found in the 2015-2016 Secure Browsers Installation Manual. This manual will be posted on the Resources >> Technology Coordinators page during the first week of August.

Added July 29, 2015

The list of supported operating systems for SY2015-2016 has been updated on the Supported Browsers page and the Secure Browsers page. AIR will no longer support Windows XP, Mac OSX 10.5 (Intel), or Fedora 19 for testing.

Added July 28, 2015

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is now fully reporting all completed 2014-2015 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments. Mahalo for your patience.

Added July 27, 2015

Due to scheduled maintenance, all AIR systems will be offline from Friday, 7/24 at 10pm HST until Sunday, 7/26 at 5pm HST. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Added June 29, 2015

Principals, Test Coordinators, and Teachers are able to access the 2014-15 scores for students who have withdrawn from your school in the Online Reporting System by clicking on Score Reports and then using the third radio search button "Scores for students who were mine when they tested during the selected administration." The user will need to select his/her complex area information, click on a grade level and subject, and search for the students by names, not SSIDs. Then the scores for all students tested, including the withdrawn students, can be viewed. If a user has no withdrawn students, he/she can use the first radio search button "Scores for students who were mine at the end of the selected administration" and search for the students by SSIDs. Then the scores for all students tested that do not include any withdrawn students can be viewed. For more information, please see pages 17-18 in the 2014-2015 Online Reporting System User Guide.

Added June 29, 2015

UPDATE: The Test Delivery System (TDS) is back online for multi-track school testing. Mahalo for your patience.

Any school level staff member who assisted with the administration of the Spring 2015 Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics Assessments are encouraged to complete an anonymous online survey about these assessments. This valuable feedback will be reviewed by the Department's Assessment Section staff and used to make appropriate adjustments to the test administration procedures for the Spring 2016 Administration. Access the Administration Survey by clicking here.

Added May 21, 2015

Students in grades 3-8 and 11, who took the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts and Mathematics Assessments during Spring 2015, and their parents are encouraged to complete an anonymous online survey about these assessments that were administered for the first time during Spring 2015. This valuable feedback will be reviewed by the Department's Assessment Section staff and used to make appropriate adjustments to the test administration procedures for the Spring 2016 Administration. Access the Parent/Student Survey by clicking here.

Added May 21, 2015

Test Coordinators running reports in the ORS Plan & Manage Testing system for Smarter Balanced (SB) Summative Assessments may find that students designated to take the HSA Alternate (HSA-Alt) Assessments are being included in the reports of students still waiting for Smarter Summative testing to begin. HSA-Alt students should be disregarded from the SB Summative Plan & Manage Testing reports in ORS. These students will continue to show up on the reports for the remainder of the school year even after their HSA-Alt assessments have been administered, but they should not be considered eligible for or in need of testing for the SB Summative Assessments.

Added May 8, 2015

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is not fully reporting all completed Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments. We are addressing this issue and will post another announcement when it is resolved.

Added May 6, 2015

The Smarter Balanced Summative Online Reporting System Webinar PowerPoint and audio are now posted and can be found in the Trainings folder under Resources.

Added May 1, 2015

Plan and Manage Testing in ORS is now updated and fully operable. Thank you for your patience.

Added April 30, 2015

The Smarter Balanced Summative Online Reporting System Webinar presentation will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2015, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. HST. Click here for details on how to access the online presentation and conference call.

Added April 27, 2015

The AVA System (Interim Assessment Viewing Application) is back online and can be accessed by clicking on your user card and selecting the AVA System card.

Added April 23, 2015

The Smarter Balanced Grade 11 Summative Assessment testing window opened on Monday, 4/13, and will close on Wednesday, 6/3.

Added April 13, 2015

Earlier this week Apple released the updated iOS 8.3 operating system for iPads. School TAs and/or Technology Coordinators should not update any iPads being used for testing until the AIR software review team has confirmed iOS 8.3 is compatible with AIR testing systems. Another announcement will be posted once compatibility has been confirmed.

The AVA (Assessment Viewing Application) System is now available and can be used to view Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment items in a secure environment. Users can access AVA by clicking on their user card and selecting the AVA System.

Added April 8, 2015

Summative Tests are now live in ORS. Reminder: Both the CAT and Performance Task need to be completed and hand scoring needs to occur before scores will appear in ORS.

Added April 6, 2015

Please use the following workaround if the Summative Assessments are not appearing in the Test Delivery System (TDS) for a Courtesy Tested Student:

on the day the student will test, navigate to the View Student Details page in TIDE before the student begins their Summative Assessment

verify that the "Interim Testing Grade" and Classroom Activities are appropriately set

click on "Save Changes"

Clicking on "Save Changes" will reconfirm the student's eligibility and ensure that the Summative Assessments appear in TDS for that day only. We are working to resolve this eligibility issue as soon as possible and apologize for any inconvenience.

Added March 30, 2015

The Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline due to scheduled maintenance beginning Friday, 4/3 through Sunday, 4/5. ORS will be available again on Monday, 4/6.

Added March 27, 2015

The Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline due to scheduled maintenance beginning Thursday, 3/19 through Sunday, 3/22. ORS will be available again on Monday, 3/23.

Added March 18, 2015

The Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline due to scheduled maintenance on Saturday, 3/14 and Sunday, 3/15. ORS will be available on Monday, 3/16.

Added March 13, 2015

The Hawaii Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for Grades 3-8 are now operational. The Summative Assessments test window for Grades 3-8 will be open from today, March 10, 2015 through June 3, 2015.

Added March 10, 2015

The Summative Classroom Activities have been posted in TIDE under the PT Classroom Activities tab. Information about reviewing and modifying Classroom Activities can be found in the updated TIDE User Guide located under Resources or by clicking here.

Added March 9, 2015

Due to scheduled maintenance, the Test Delivery System (TDS) will be offline from Friday, 3/6, at 6pm HST until Monday, 3/9. The Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline on Friday, 3/6, at 4am HST until 5pm on Monday, 3/9.

Added March 5, 2015

Smarter Balanced has discovered that certain versions of ChromeOS have an issue that interferes with assessment delivery. For successful administration of the Smarter Balanced assessments on Google ChromeBooks, please upgrade your software to version 40.2214.115 or later.

Added March 3, 2015

New Information for Public Charter School Staff Members about How to Access the Digital Library The Assessment Section has modified the Smarter Balanced Digital Library provisioning, i.e., access, procedures for Public Charter Schools (PCS) in order for the staff members to use their school email addresses instead of their Department of Education's Lotus Notes email addresses to establish Digital Library login accounts. Each public charter school is invited to complete the attached Excel workbook "PCS Digital Library Provisioning Template" found in resources and submit it to Ben Meyer at sb@notes.k12.hi.us by Friday, March 13, 2015. Please note that is is an option for Public Charter Schools and is not required. If your Public Charter School is currently using the Digital Library with your Lotus Notes email addresses, then this does not apply to you. This process is to be used for creating Digital Library accounts for your current staff. As new educators enter a public charter school, they will need to contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 for assistance. Schools are asked to identify a school contact who will assist the HSAP Help Desk with verifying new employees. If you have any questions, please contact Ben Meyer, Test Development Specialist, Assessment Section, Department of Education, (808) 733-4100.

Added February 23, 2015

New Video Recordings of January 2015 Smarter Balanced and other Statewide Assessments Trainings Conducted on Kauai, Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu. Video recordings of the keynote address and the 12 topics presented during the January 2015 Smarter Balanced and Other Statewide Assessments Trainings are currently available. Here is the link to access these video recordings. 2015 Smarter Balanced and Other Statewide Assessments Training Videos Please note that this mediasite does require a username and password. The Username and Password was shared in the Smarter Balanced Hawaii Weekly Update, 2/20/15, and can also be found on the Assessment Section Smarter Balanced Intranet site. https://intranet.hawaiipublicschools.org/offices/osip/aa

Added February 23, 2015

The Teacher Hand Scoring materials are being updated to a more user-friendly format and to resolve any issues that have been brought to the attention of the Help Desk.

Added February 18, 2015

The ELA and Mathematics Interim Assessment Blocks Blueprints for each grade level are available in the General Information folder on the Resources page.

Added February 18, 2015

The Smarter Balanced Parent Information Booklets (PIBs) and Parent Letters are currently available in English and can be found in the General Information folder on the Resources page. An announcement will be posted on this page when translated booklets and letters become available.

The Online TA Certification Course is back online and fully operable. Users can access the course by selecting their user card and then clicking on Training Sites followed by the Online TA Certification Course card.

Added February 12, 2015

The Online TA Certification Course is currently offline due to unexpected maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. An announcement will be posted on this page when the course is back online.

Added February 9, 2015

Classroom Activities for the Practice and Training Tests and the Interim Assessments (ICAs & IABs) have been relocated from the Resources page to the Classroom Activities page. Teachers and Test Coordinators/Administrators can access this page by selecting their user role and clicking on the "Classroom Activities" card.

Added February 6, 2015

The toll-free HSAP Help Desk number is now working. You can reach the Help Desk by calling 1-866-648-3712 or by sending an email to hsaphelpdesk@air.org.

Added February 3, 2015

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the toll-free HSAP Help Desk number. We are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible. In the meantime, please email the Help Desk at hsaphelpdesk@air.org for immediate assistance.

Added February 2, 2015

The Digital Library will be down on Monday, February 2, 2015 from 6:00 am to 8:30 am HST for updates and enhancements.

Added January 28, 2015

The Teacher Hand Scoring System User Guide is posted online under the User Guides folder in the Resources section.

Added January 26, 2015

An updated Mobile Secure Browser is now available and will support online testing for iOS8.

Added January 26, 2015

The Teacher Hand Scoring System (THSS) is now live. It can be accessed by clicking on the Teachers or Test Coordinators/Administrators cards and selecting the Interim Teacher Hand Scoring System.

Added January 21, 2015

The Online Reporting System (ORS) will be offline due to scheduled maintenance on Friday 1/23 and Monday, 1/26. The Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) and ORS will be available on Tuesday, 1/27.

Added January 16, 2015

Interim Classroom Activities are now posted under the resources section. Test Coordinators, Test Administrators, and Teachers can access the files by clicking here and selecting the Interim Classroom Activities folder.

Added January 12, 2015

For all Digital Library questions, please contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 or hsaphelpdesk@air.org.

Students can begin testing the Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) on Tuesday, January 6th, but Teachers will be unable to begin hand scoring any student responses until the launch of the Teacher Hand Scoring System on Monday, January 19th. Scores will only appear in the Online Reporting System after all responses have been hand scored for a subject.

Added January 5, 2015

The English version of the Parent Information Booklets will be posted to the Smarter Balanced portal site in January, and the translated versions will be posted in February. Hardcopies will be available by March.

Added December 17, 2014

The updated version of the Secure Browser for all operating systems is now available for download via the Secure Browsers page. The updated browser must be installed on each computer that will be used for online testing during 2015, and may be used for all statewide testing including Smarter Balanced, HSA Science, and End-of-Course Exams. The previous version of the Secure Browser will automatically be deleted once the new browser is installed. Information on how to install the Secure Browser can be found in the Secure Browser Installation Manual.

Added December 11, 2014

Registration for the 2015 District Trainings for Smarter Balanced Assessments and Other Hawai‘i Statewide Assessments is now open. Please click the button on the right-hand side of this home page to access the online registration form (or click here to access the form). Click here to view the official HIDOE announcement memo with full information about the trainings.

Added December 1, 2014

Welcome to the new Hawai‘i Smarter Balanced portal! Resources and information will be added on a rolling basis. Training modules are currently available for Teachers by clicking here, and for Test Coordinators and Test Administrators by clicking here. For important dates, click here. Please contact the HSAP Help Desk if you have any questions.

Added November 12, 2014

Students and Families

The new Android and iOS Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) is now available for download for Android 7.0+ and for iOS 10.3+. Instructions for installation can be found at the Secure Browser page.

Added August 2, 2018

Teachers

The 2018-2019 testing window is now open for block-scheduled high schools to administer the Grade 11 Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics assessments.

Added November 27, 2018

Hawaii is participating in a pilot test to auto-score short response (1- and 2-point items) on the Smarter Balanced Interim tests. When your students take the Smarter Balanced Interims, some of the ELA and math items will be auto-scored and you will be able to review, and change if necessary, the scoring of those items in AIRWays Reporting using the same procedures you currently use to review auto-scoring of responses to full writes on the ELA Performance tasks. On December 10, we will send out a link to a survey asking about your experience with auto-scoring short-response items. Specifically, we will be asking about whether you think condition codes and scores were assigned accurately and whether you attempted to change any item’s scores.

Added November 9, 2018

Smarter Balanced has determined that a Grade 8 mathematics item on the Spring 2018 summative assessment was improperly calibrated and the score given to some students may have been too low. Students who received the item have had their tests rescored and 135 Grade 8 students’ mathematics proficiency status were affected. These students will have their Family Reports reprinted and sent to schools where the affected students were tested to be distributed in a manner consistent with previous reports.

Added October 30, 2018

Registration is now open for the December 2018 ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELL) 2.0 Online Assessment Training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added October 19, 2018

An updated step-by-step guide to documenting Accommodations and Designated Supports in eCSSS is now available. The document can be found in the Trainings and Webinars page under Resources.

Added October 4, 2018

Printed family score reports for the Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Assessments / HSA Science Bridge Assessments / Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Biology End-of-Course Exams (Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 EOC Exams do not have printed family reports) / Hawaii State Alternate Assessments are scheduled to be delivered to all schools the week of August 13th. Schools should distribute the printed family score reports to parents when they are received or soon thereafter. As a reminder, online Individual Student Reports (ISRs) for each content area assessment may also be accessed at any time via the Online Reporting System (ORS). If schools do not receive their family score reports by August 20th or experience any issues with the family score reports delivery, please contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 or hsaphelpdesk@air.org.

Added August 13, 2018

Test Administrators will need to complete the online TA Certification Course for the 2018-2019 school year in order to administer assessments, including the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments. Test Coordinators, Test Administrators, and Teachers may log in and access the course by clicking here, or by clicking on the Online TA Certification Course card found on the Training Sites section of the portal.

Added August 3, 2018

Registration is now open for the September 2018 Accessibility and Accommodations Training for SPED Educators. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added August 2, 2018

The new Android and iOS Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) is now available for download for Android 7.0+ and for iOS 10.3+. Instructions for installation can be found at the Secure Browser page.

Added August 2, 2018

Effective this year, the AIR Secure Browser will not work with iPads using iOS below 10.3 (first-generation iPad). To check to see if you have a first-generation iPad, look at the charging connector - if it is a lightning (narrow) connector, the iPad is a second-generation or newer iPad. The first-generation iPads will have a wide, flat connector. First-generation iPads may still be used for classroom instruction and other student activities; however, they will not be able to install or run the AIR Secure Browser beginning this year.

Added July 30, 2018

The TIDE system is back online for the 2018-2019 school year. As part of the system roll-over for the new school year, all HSAP system user passwords have been cleared. Please review the instructions in this Word document to create a new password for the 2018-2019 school year. All user accounts which had access to HSAP systems in 2017-2018 will continue to have access this year, although users are required to reset their password. If a user should no longer have an account, (i.e., users who transferred, retired, or are no longer administering a test) their school test coordinator should follow the process outlined in the TIDE User Guide to remove their system access to prevent unauthorized access to student information.

Added July 30, 2018

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is back online for the 2018-2019 school year with scores for all 2017-2018 assessments. State Aggregates will be displayed once they have been calculated.

Added July 30, 2018

REMINDER: Operating systems that become available but do not appear on the Supported Browsers page on the portal are not supported. Do not upgrade to new operating systems on computers that will be used to administer online assessments without ensuring the updates meet the required specifications.

Added January 27, 2016

Test Coordinators / Administrators

The 2018-2019 testing window is now open for block-scheduled high schools to administer the Grade 11 Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics assessments.

Added November 27, 2018

Registration is now open for the December 2018 ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELL) 2.0 Online Assessment Training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added October 19, 2018

An updated step-by-step guide to documenting Accommodations and Designated Supports in eCSSS is now available. The document can be found in the Trainings and Webinars page under Resources.

Added October 4, 2018

Registration is now open for the October 2018 Training for New Test Coordinators and KA'EO Training. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added September 26, 2018

Printed family score reports for the Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Assessments / HSA Science Bridge Assessments / Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Biology End-of-Course Exams (Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 EOC Exams do not have printed family reports) / Hawaii State Alternate Assessments are scheduled to be delivered to all schools the week of August 13th. Schools should distribute the printed family score reports to parents when they are received or soon thereafter. As a reminder, online Individual Student Reports (ISRs) for each content area assessment may also be accessed at any time via the Online Reporting System (ORS). If schools do not receive their family score reports by August 20th or experience any issues with the family score reports delivery, please contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 or hsaphelpdesk@air.org.

Added August 13, 2018

Test Administrators will need to complete the online TA Certification Course for the 2018-2019 school year in order to administer assessments, including the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments. Test Coordinators, Test Administrators, and Teachers may log in and access the course by clicking here, or by clicking on the Online TA Certification Course card found on the Training Sites section of the portal.

Added August 3, 2018

Registration is now open for the September 2018 Accessibility and Accommodations Training for SPED Educators. Please click the button on the right-hand side of the Smarter Balanced home page to access the online registration form, or click here to access the form directly. Full information about the training can be found in the official HIDOE announcement memo here.

Added August 2, 2018

The new Android and iOS Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) is now available for download for Android 7.0+ and for iOS 10.3+. Instructions for installation can be found at the Secure Browser page.

Added August 2, 2018

Effective this year, the AIR Secure Browser will not work with iPads using iOS below 10.3 (first-generation iPad). To check to see if you have a first-generation iPad, look at the charging connector - if it is a lightning (narrow) connector, the iPad is a second-generation or newer iPad. The first-generation iPads will have a wide, flat connector. First-generation iPads may still be used for classroom instruction and other student activities; however, they will not be able to install or run the AIR Secure Browser beginning this year.

Added July 30, 2018

The TIDE system is back online for the 2018-2019 school year. As part of the system roll-over for the new school year, all HSAP system user passwords have been cleared. Please review the instructions in this Word document to create a new password for the 2018-2019 school year. All user accounts which had access to HSAP systems in 2017-2018 will continue to have access this year, although users are required to reset their password. If a user should no longer have an account, (i.e., users who transferred, retired, or are no longer administering a test) their school test coordinator should follow the process outlined in the TIDE User Guide to remove their system access to prevent unauthorized access to student information.

Added July 30, 2018

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is back online for the 2018-2019 school year with scores for all 2017-2018 assessments. State Aggregates will be displayed once they have been calculated.

Added July 30, 2018

Attention New Test Coordinators:
In order to be able to view reports in the Online Reporting System (ORS) and enter new Test Administrators (TA) in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE), you will have to have your principal set you up as a Test Coordinator (TC) role in TIDE. If your principal needs further assistance, please contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712.

Added October 11, 2016

REMINDER: Operating systems that become available but do not appear on the Supported Browsers page on the portal are not supported. Do not upgrade to new operating systems on computers that will be used to administer online assessments without ensuring the updates meet the required specifications.

Added January 27, 2016

Technology Coordinators

Urgent: Please delay any device updates to Chrome v72 on Chromebooks as it will create an issue for students when logging into their testing session and they will be unable to start/resume their test. As a reminder, automatic operating system updates should be deactivated on all devices. AIR is working closely with Google to address the issue in v72 that prevents AIR from supporting it for online testing.

Added February 13, 2019

The 2018-2019 testing window is now open for block-scheduled high schools to administer the Grade 11 Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics assessments.

Added November 27, 2018

Hawaii is participating in a pilot test to auto-score short response (1- and 2-point items) on the Smarter Balanced Interim tests. When your students take the Smarter Balanced Interims, some of the ELA and math items will be auto-scored and you will be able to review, and change if necessary, the scoring of those items in AIRWays Reporting using the same procedures you currently use to review auto-scoring of responses to full writes on the ELA Performance tasks. On December 10, we will send out a link to a survey asking about your experience with auto-scoring short-response items. Specifically, we will be asking about whether you think condition codes and scores were assigned accurately and whether you attempted to change any item’s scores.

Added November 9, 2018

Smarter Balanced has determined that a Grade 8 mathematics item on the Spring 2018 summative assessment was improperly calibrated and the score given to some students may have been too low. Students who received the item have had their tests rescored and 135 Grade 8 students’ mathematics proficiency status were affected. These students will have their Family Reports reprinted and sent to schools where the affected students were tested to be distributed in a manner consistent with previous reports.

Added October 30, 2018

An updated step-by-step guide to documenting Accommodations and Designated Supports in eCSSS is now available. The document can be found in the Trainings and Webinars page under Resources.

Added October 4, 2018

The updated Secure Browser for Linux operating systems is now available. Instructions for installation can be found at the Secure Browser page.

Added August 15, 2018

Printed family score reports for the Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy and Mathematics Assessments / HSA Science Bridge Assessments / Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Biology End-of-Course Exams (Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 EOC Exams do not have printed family reports) / Hawaii State Alternate Assessments are scheduled to be delivered to all schools the week of August 13th. Schools should distribute the printed family score reports to parents when they are received or soon thereafter. As a reminder, online Individual Student Reports (ISRs) for each content area assessment may also be accessed at any time via the Online Reporting System (ORS). If schools do not receive their family score reports by August 20th or experience any issues with the family score reports delivery, please contact the HSAP Help Desk at 1-866-648-3712 or hsaphelpdesk@air.org.

Added August 13, 2018

The new Android and iOS Mobile Secure Browser (MSB) is now available for download for Android 7.0+ and for iOS 10.3+. Instructions for installation can be found at the Secure Browser page.

Added August 2, 2018

Effective this year, the AIR Secure Browser will not work with iPads using iOS below 10.3 (first-generation iPad). To check to see if you have a first-generation iPad, look at the charging connector - if it is a lightning (narrow) connector, the iPad is a second-generation or newer iPad. The first-generation iPads will have a wide, flat connector. First-generation iPads may still be used for classroom instruction and other student activities; however, they will not be able to install or run the AIR Secure Browser beginning this year.

Added July 30, 2018

The TIDE system is back online for the 2018-2019 school year. As part of the system roll-over for the new school year, all HSAP system user passwords have been cleared. Please review the instructions in this Word document to create a new password for the 2018-2019 school year. All user accounts which had access to HSAP systems in 2017-2018 will continue to have access this year, although users are required to reset their password. If a user should no longer have an account, (i.e., users who transferred, retired, or are no longer administering a test) their school test coordinator should follow the process outlined in the TIDE User Guide to remove their system access to prevent unauthorized access to student information.

Added July 30, 2018

The Online Reporting System (ORS) is back online for the 2018-2019 school year with scores for all 2017-2018 assessments. State Aggregates will be displayed once they have been calculated.

Added July 30, 2018

The updated Secure Browser for Hawaii SY 2018-2019 assessments is now available for Windows and Mac OS X computers and for ChromeOS devices via the HSAP Secure Browsers page: https://alohahsap.org/secure-browsers.stml. AIR is continuing development of the updated Secure Browser for Linux operating systems and Mac iOS and Andriod devices. Further updates regarding their release dates will be provided in early August via portal announcements and in the Assessment News.

Added July 24, 2018

REMINDER: Operating systems that become available but do not appear on the Supported Browsers page on the portal are not supported. Do not upgrade to new operating systems on computers that will be used to administer online assessments without ensuring the updates meet the required specifications.